Welcome back to Beauty Marks: Vogue’s weekly edition of the best moments in celebrity beauty, from Vogue editors’ IG feeds, and all the glam of the fashion and pop culture landscapes. Each week, we curate the nail art to pin for your next nail appointment, new recruits to ‘Team Bob’, and major red carpet moments from the week’s most glamorous affairs. As always, it’s as much about celebrity beauty as it is about the makeup artists, hairstylists, and nail artists, as well as the creators crafting the trends you’re about to see everywhere.
This week, the best beauty looks saw festive season out with a bang—think plenty of sparkles and sequin, and hair with major height. But also, their own takes on the usual holiday beauty tropes. Dua Lipa, for one, took inspo from the New Year’s Eve countdown confetti for her sparkly manicure; the nail art popped against her butter yellow Chanel spring 2026 look. Staying in the world of good nails, Yoko Sakakura—A.K.A. Nails by Yoko—provided a modern take on the festive set, with gemstone cat eye colors and gold chrome lines. (Take note on the top nail trends incoming for 2026, according to the pros.)
Hair was also hot, hot, hot: Kim Kardashian opted for a sleek and glossy, half-up half-down look with intricate braids that complemented her tinsel-lined Mugler gown. Sister Kendall Jenner also went for a sculpted, layered up-do. And speaking of sisters, both Lara and Rhea Raj turned it out with their own sensual, statement-making glam aesthetics.
Scroll through the week’s best of celebrity beauty and pop culture’s glam below, and head to the app to vote for your favorite.
Photo: Instagram (@kimkardashian)1/9Kim Kardashian
Glam had to match Kim’s tinsel-lined Thierry Mugler 1986 gown, so Dimitris Giannetos upped the ante with a sleek, sky-high half-up half-down ’do, with intricate braids lining the crown. Rokael Lizama tapped his own, soon-to-be-launched body oil for that glow, with a glossy taupe lip and fluttery lashes.
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Photo: Instagram (@nails_by_yoko)2/9Yoko Sakakura
Yoko Sakakura—A.K.A. Nails by Yoko—provides a contemporary twist on the holiday mani, with a cat eye gel in crystalline blue, prasiolite green, and soft pink with a chrome gold etching.
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Photo: Instagram (@lararajj)3/9Lara Raj
Katseye’s Lara Raj looks to Yasmin Istanbouli (who has done the makeup for Charli xcx’s forthcoming movie The Moment) for this hazy, partied-all-night glam, with a halo lip and cool-toned eye.
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Photo: Instagram (@seanetc)4/9Riley Hemson
Galactic glam for Riley Hemson by makeup artist Sean Brady, who crafts dreamy artworks on the expanse of an eye: hazy alienesque color palettes, geometric cut creases, and almost three-dimensional patterns that leap off of the lid.
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Photo: Instagram (@aoifeartist)5/9Aoife
Irish MUA Aoife takes inspo from a Bratz Doll for this striking look: a purple halo lip with a fuchsia center, pronged lashes and a knife sharp eyeliner flick, and a neon yellow brow shadow. Childhood fantasies leveled up.
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Photo: Instagram (@solangeknowles)6/9Solange Knowles
Magical, twinkling gold eye makeup by Miguel Ramos for Solange. A chic and restrained, but still very statement-making take on festive beauty.
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Photo: Instagram (@kendalljenner)7/9Kendall Jenner
Kenny’s sculpted and sleek holiday up-do was by Amanda Lee, letting her Mugler dress speak for itself in the front, with a layered chignon on the back.
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Photo: Instagram (@rhearaj)8/9Rhea Raj
Let’s make this week’s column a family affair—singer-songwriter Rhea Raj crafts her hair into glossy braids, complementing the elongated cat eye and elevated gothic gradient lip.
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Photo: Instagram (@dualipa)9/9Dua Lipa
Michelle Humphrey rings in 2026 with an NYE-inspired confetti manicure for Dua Lipa.
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